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Antioxidants may lower lung cancer risk
An epidemiological study published in Frontiers in Oncology suggests that a diet high in carotenoids and vitamin…
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Carole Renouf, Melanoma Institute Australia Australia, we need to talk. This week’s dramatic episodes of…
Ultrafast detection of a cancer biomarker enabled by innovative nanobiodevice
Pioneering nanobiodevice can isolate cancer biomarkers quickly with high resolution Like DNA, ribonucleic acid (RNA)…
Functional brain training alleviates chemo-induced peripheral nerve damage in cancer survivors
A type of functional brain training known as neurofeedback shows promise in reducing symptoms of…
Specific immune cells predict bowel cancer outcomes
A pilot study by University of Otago researchers suggests that people with colorectal cancer that…
Fluciclovine PET/CT improves radiotherapy targeting for recurrent prostate cancer
The featured clinical investigation article of the March 2017 issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine demonstrates…
Everolimus may protect ovaries and fertility from damage by chemotherapies
A drug already used to slow tumour growth may also prevent infertility caused by standard…
Early deaths from childhood cancer up to 4 times more common than previously reported
Treatments for childhood cancers have improved to the point that 5-year survival rates are over…
Single dose of brachytherapy may be an effective treatment for localised prostate cancer
Results from a new prospective clinical trial indicate that high-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy administered in a…
How new hepatitis C drugs could tackle liver cancer, too
Maryam Alavi, UNSW and Greg Dore, UNSW Wider availability of newer hepatitis C drugs may…